buckle

IPA: bˈʌkʌɫ

A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
(by extension) Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
(Canada, heraldry) An image of a clasp (sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
A great conflict or struggle.
(countable) A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
(roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane, frequently occurring over deck joints or insulation, which may indicate movement of the roof assembly.
(countable, Canada, US, baking) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
(countable, obsolete) A curl of hair, especially a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also (countable, uncountable), the state of hair being curled in this manner.
A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of buckles.

(transitive)
To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete), to fasten (something) in any way.
(figurative)
(reflexive) To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also (obsolete), to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
(Britain, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
(intransitive, figurative)
To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
(Britain, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
(obsolete except Britain, dialectal) To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
(obsolete) To curl (hair).
(intransitive)
Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
(figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.

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